Stories of Kindness from Around the World

My mother makes these amazing pudding-filled cupcakes with homemade icing that we all clamor over each other to eat. We are a caring bunch by nature but when it comes to Mom's cupcakes all bets are off!
 
This morning I stopped in at Mom's and, lo and behold, she had made a fresh batch! After much convincing (my step-dad has a hard time letting them go) I managed to score four of the delectable morsels, one for each of my boys (her grandsons) and one each for myself and my love.
 
I stopped at my boys' respective work places to deliver some love from grandma - which brought smiles to their faces as well as mine, watching their faces light up in the middle of a mundane workday. 
 
Down to two now! I was already making excuses in my head as to why I should get both, after all my other half did eat the last ice cream bar! 
 
I finished my errands and headed homeward. We had free movie passes and were planning on a date night.
 
I was almost home when I remembered I needed supper stuff so I turned around and went back to the store. 
 
I started for home again. Now, I usually always take the quicker route but something told me to turn down the long road which just happens to have a Elderly Care And Rehabilitation Center on it. Sitting on his walker half a block up, a man was sipping a coffee and staring at the ground, lost in thought. Before I knew what was happening my car turned itself toward him. I parked and got out the car with a cupcake in my hand.
 
"Good day, sir," I said, in mock seriousness. "Are you at all diabetic?"
 
He replied with a somewhat puzzled, "No."
 
So, I took the cupcake out from behind my back and presented it to him with a smile. "That's good!" I said. "Because Mom made cupcakes today she would like you to have one!" 
 
His smile was a beautiful thing to see and he said, "Well you tell Mom thank you. I don't know how she knew today was my birthday!" 
 
Now it was my turn to smile. I thought I had just done some random nice thing but turns out I was a vessel for the love he deserved to receive on this great day of his birth. Amazing! I am in awe of service!
 
"I don't know," I told him. "Moms just know these things! Happy birthday, handsome!"  
 
Back in my car and watched in the rear-view mirror as he delighted in his first bite of Mom's love. With a warm tingle in my heart I thought to myself, 'There's one more hooked on the those darn cupcakes.'
 
And so, I was down to one. But I know my love well and he will share. I am blessed!